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Giappone
Bank of Japan lascia lo "status quo" sui tassi, più ottimista sull'economia
(Teleborsa) - Nessuna sorpresa dalla Bank of Japan che ha lasciato lo "status quo" sui tassi d'interesse. La mossa attendista è volta a capire meglio le intenzioni dell'amministrazione...
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USA
Trump's US travel ban signals 'turbulent times' for Africa - AU chief
The head of the 54-member African Union said on Monday that a US travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries including three in Africa heralded "turbulent times" for the continent. AU commission chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma made the remarks in a speech to open an AU summit. This was after US President ...
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Kenya
MP Lempurkel denies involvement in Suyian ranch invasion on Sunday
Armed attackers burned down the main tourist lodge at the 44,000 acre Suyian conservancy on Sunday. Stores and garages were looted and international visitors staying there evacuated. The five Anti-Stock Theft policemen guarding the lodge were overwhelmed by “scores or hundreds of attackers. "They are young and inexperienced and could ...
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Kenya
Uhuru meeting sealed deal on Katana quitting ODM - Mbura
The Jubilee Party had been courting Mombasa Deputy Governor Hazel Katana for a year and the decision to defect from ODM was sealed after she met President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House Mombasa early this month, the Star has learnt.Nominated Senator Emma Mbura was tasked with convincing her to leave ...
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Kenya
ICC starts fresh probe on witness tampering
The ICC is quietly compiling evidence of witness tampering in the collapsed cases against Kenya’s top leadership in a move that may resuscitate The Hague narrative ahead of the August election. The Star has established that a team of eight ICC sleuths is in Kenya to collect and collate evidence ...
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Amina loses African Union Commission chair vote to Chad's Mahamat
Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed has lost the election for African Union Commission chairperson to Chad’s Moussa Mahamat. Amina, 56, lost to Mahamat after heads of state voted in the seventh round. Kenya garnered 27 votes and Chad 26, while one country abstained in the fifth round In the sixth ...
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Kenya
Kenya: Why Amina lost
Earlier on, they had cheered on Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed to win the African Union Commission chairperson post but later, after her failure, Kenyans On Twitter (KOT) took the loss to the next level of humuor.
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Cina
Business: Your oldest ancestor was really weird and had a big mouth
Don't take this the wrong way, but your oldest ancestor was not exactly a beauty. Scientists on Monday said a tiny marine creature from China that wriggled in the seabed mud about 540 million years ago may be the earliest-known animal in the lengthy evolutionary path that eventually led to humans. ...
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Kenya
Business News: Central Bank of Kenya sets record straight on loans benchmark rate
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has thrown out the Kenya Bankers Reference Rate (KBRR) introduced in 2014 as a base rate to calculate the cost of credit.
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USA Kenya
Business: What Trump's Buy American, Hire American' policy means for Kenya
During his inauguration speech, US President Donald Trump championed his trademark policies, proclaiming, Buy American, Hire American.